In a globalized market where the emerging workforce will increasingly travel within their nations and abroad for work opportunities, it is valuable to learn about the international education system and practices, to assess the competition. For example, annual comparison of student performance is measured across math and science subjects globally. What is not well known is how geography educational systems compare around the world and how student success in this subject translates to learning in other courses or employment after graduation. The importance of geography in our personal, professional, and civic lives is transparent when one considers how finding one's way with a map, understanding of world cultures, or identifying spatial patterns of disease spread might influence the decisions we make. Written for a global audience, this is the first English publication on geography education in Japan, addressing some fundamental questions. What is the nature of the geography educational systems in Japan? How does the focus on content and skills in Japanese schools differ from that in other countries? This book includes 25 authors from diverse geography instruction and research experiences, making it an authoritative publication on Japan's geography education system. The contribution of this book to the larger geography educational community is sharing the key strengths, concerns, and future of this school subject in English, where previously most publications were in Japanese. It will be a useful source for researchers and teachers to understand Japan's evolving geography instruction in the past, present, and future. The 21 chapters are organized into themes, beginning with an overview of the geography education system in Japan, followed by chapters that deal with regional geography and fieldwork, teacher training, geography education's contributions to society, and a comparative study of geography education across multiple countries. The book ends with a vision of geography education in the future.

Hierdie volkleur boeke is vol interaktiewe pret en inligting. Kinders kan ekperimente doen en prakties te werk gaan met die boublokke van ons planeet.

Meet byvoorbeeld ’n klip se digtheid of maak ’n vorm-en-giet-fossiel en grawe dit dan op soos ’n kundige! Vryantwoordvrae moedig verdere denke en studie aan.

Die boeke gee lesers ’n briljante insig tot die wetenskap van geologie.

Pearson Revise is the revision series from Pearson, the assessment experts. From the very start of your GCSE, Pearson Revise is the best way to keep learning up to date, practise skills and prepare for assessments and exams. one-topic-per-page format helps you revise more quickly, without the hassle exam-style worked examples match the new specification and demonstrate good exam technique 'Now try this' exam-style practice questions let you test understanding of a topic problem solving support throughout including tricky questions on easy topics and strategies and techniques for answering harder questions. complete coverage of the new specification including brand-new topics. visual explanations of key concepts help you revise quickly and recall key skills in exams. Part of a comprehensive range of learning and revision support available for Pearson Edexcel and AQA GCSEs from Pearson Revise including: Revision Guides, Revision Workbooks, Revision Cards, Practice Papers Plus all linked to a free online learning portal.

The effectiveness of Education for Sustainable Development depends on the ability of schools and teachers to embrace pedagogies that reduce the gap between the rhetoric of education for the environment and the reality of classroom practices. This book responds to the need to better understand the nature of the relationships between agency and structure that contribute to the development of educational rhetoric-reality gaps in order to inform processes that most effectively facilitate pedagogical change. This book explores the issues of pedagogical change through the experiences of Australian primary school teachers faced with the challenge of implementing an environmental education program in which young students were positioned as active participants in the social processes from which environmentally sustainable practices could be developed. These teachers were required to adopt pedagogies that often represented the antithesis of their well-established teacher-directed approaches. Through the use of Anthony Giddens' Theory of Structuration this book provides unique perspectives of the teacher mediated manner in which certain elements of structure and agency interrelate to enable and constrain classroom practices-essential understandings for school principals and educational policy developers who aim to effectively implement pedagogical change. This book also demonstrates that the Theory of Structuration provides a valuable ontological research framework, and provides social researchers with practical guidance for how to relate this theory to specific research issues.

Think Through Geography is a highy motivating, enquiry-led Geography course for 11-14 year-olds. The easy-to-use, differentiated approach guides pupils through each enquiry step-by-step. It provides challenge and support for all abilities and ensures complete coverage of the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum with in-depth practice in ICT, Citizenship, Literacy and Numeracy. In line with the principles of the Foundation Subjects strand of the Key Stage 3 Stategy whilst maintaining a focus on real places and real people. Develops thinking skills and motivates pupils through the enquiry-based approach. Provides differentiation through the stepped tasks and worksheets. Highlights opportunities for fieldwork, mnapwork, photo/satellite image analysis, citizenship, ICT, numeracy and literacy practice.

Ensure full coverage of the curriculum requirements with an atlas specially created to cover Social Studies, Tourism Education, Geography and History. - Encourage awareness of the region with a specially designed 18-page section of detailed maps of The Bahamas supplemented by up-to-date diagrams, graphs and photographs. Climate, environment, tourism, history, major cities, agriculture, transportation networks and the Family Islands all covered. - Engage students in topical issues with a 14-page Caribbean section that shows The Bahamas in the context of the CARICOM community, focusing on topics that impact all CARICOM citizens including hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes, climate, environment and tourism - Introduce a solid foundation in geographical knowledge with detailed maps and facts about all the major countries of the Caribbean. - Secure strong geographical knowledge with comprehensive maps of each of the world's continents plus a World Data section with facts, figures and flags of every country and features on the Solar System, the Seasons and World Organisations. - Ensure ease-of-use with a four-page easy-to-use index with guidance on how to locate places and an introduction to geographical skills showing how to use a map, the importance of scale and how to measure distances.

Reinforce and review pupils' knowledge throughout the Progress in Geography: Key Stage 3 course with this write-in Workbook. - Extend learning beyond lessons: every double-page spread in the Student Book has a corresponding Workbook page about the lesson content - Check and consolidate understanding: Workbook activities ensure that pupils have grasped the key concepts and skills in each lesson - Set meaningful homework tasks: the Workbook exercises are perfect for independent study, enabling students to continue learning at home

Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. But Ailin loves to run away from her governess and play games with her male cousins. Knowing she will never run again once her feet are bound, Ailin rebels and refuses to follow this torturous tradition.

As a result, however, the family of her intended husband breaks their marriage agreement. And as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support her. Chinese society leaves few options for a single woman of good family, but with a bold conviction and an indomitable spirit, Ailin is determined to forge her own destiny. Her story is a tribute to all those women whose courage created new options for the generations who came after them.

Reinforce and review pupils' knowledge throughout the Progress in Geography: Key Stage 3 course with this write-in Workbook. - Extend learning beyond lessons: every double-page spread in the Student Book has a corresponding Workbook page about the lesson content - Check and consolidate understanding: Workbook activities ensure that pupils have grasped the key concepts and skills in each lesson - Set meaningful homework tasks: the Workbook exercises are perfect for independent study, enabling students to continue learning at home

This CGP Complete Revision & Practice book is a fantastic all-in-one guide to KS3 Geography. It's packed with crystal-clear study notes and diagrams on every topic on the curriculum. There are plenty of practice questions and worked questions to help students develop the skills they'll need for GCSE. We've also included mixed tests and mini practice exams to see how much they really know, and answers to everything. What's more, a free Online Edition of the whole book is included so you can read it on a PC, Mac or tablet. When the book arrives, just use the unique code printed inside the cover to gain full access. And of course, CGP has unmissable Complete Revision & Practice books for KS3 History (9781841463919) and Religious Education (9781782941859).

Motivate pupils to develop their geographical skills, knowledge and understanding as they become engaged and accomplished geographers, ready for the demands of GCSE. Specifically designed to provide a solid foundation for the 2016 GCSE specifications, this Student Book takes an enquiry-based approach to learning within each unit and lesson. - Easily and cost-effectively implement a new KS3 scheme of work: this coherent single-book course covers the latest National Curriculum content, providing 150 ready-made lessons that can be used flexibly for a two or three-year KS3 - Build and improve the geographical knowledge and skills that pupils need: every double-page spread represents a lesson, with rich geographical data and place contexts for pupils to interpret, analyse andevaluate - Lay firm foundations for GCSE: key vocabulary, command words and concepts are introduced gradually, preparing pupils for the content and question types they will encounter at GCSE, with a particular focus on analysis and evaluation questions - Effectively assess, measure and demonstrate progress: formative assessments throughout each lesson and summative end-of-unit reviews include questions that show whether pupils are 'working towards', 'meeting' or 'exceeding' expectations - Encourage pupils to check and drive their own progress: learning objectives and end-of-unit learning outcomes help pupils reflect on their learning and make connections between key concepts and skills throughout the course

From energy and water resources to natural disasters, and from changing climatic patterns to the evolution of the Earth's deep interior, geoscience research affects people's lives in many ways and on many levels. This book offers a stimulating cross-disciplinary perspective on the important relationship between geoscience research and outreach activities for schools and for the general public.
The contributors - academics, research scientists, science educators and outreach program educators - describe and evaluate outreach programs from around the world. A section entitled Field-based Approaches includes a chapter describing an initiative to engage Alaskan communities and students in research, and another on problem-based learning in the field setting. The Online Approaches section discusses ways to connect students and scientists using online forums; use of the web and social media, including the United Nations University and its experience with the design of a web magazine featuring geoscience research; and video clips on marine geoscience created by students and scientists. The section on Workshop and Laboratory-based Approaches includes a chapter on teaching geochronology to high school students, and another describing an extracurricular school activity program on meteorology. The Program Design section presents chapters on Integrating Geoscience Research in Primary and Secondary Education, on ways to bridge research with science education at the high school level, and on use of online geoscience data from the Great Lakes. The concluding section, Promoting Research-enhanced Outreach, offers chapters on Geoscience Outreach Education with the local community by a leading research-intensive university, and on the use of research to promote action in Earth science professional development for schoolteachers."Geoscience Research and Outreach: Schools and Public Engagement" will benefit geoscience researchers who wish to promote their work beyond academia. It offers guidance to those seeking research funding from agencies, which increasingly request detailed plans for outreach activities in research proposals. Policymakers, educators and scientists working in museums, learned societies and public organizations who wish to widen participation will also find this book useful.

"Together with the companion volume Geoscience Research and Education: Teaching at Universities, this book showcases the key role that geoscience research plays in a wide spectrum of educational settings.""

Exam board: WJEC and WJEC Eduqas Level: GCSE Subject: Geography First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018 Build, practise and improve exam skills throughout your WJEC / Eduqas A GCSE Geography course to boost confidence and grades in the final exams. Suitable for all abilities, this write-in workbook enables students to: - Understand how to approach, plan and structure exam responses, working through activities with step-by-step breakdowns and tips for every question type and every paper - Apply their newly-developed exam skills and existing geographical knowledge to exam-style questions that include mark allocations - Tackle the challenges of high-tariff questions and command words, with in-depth guidance and plenty of examples for 'how far do you agree' and 'to what extent' questions - Learn independently at home or in class, using the online answers to check their responses to exam-style questions This book covers the content of: - 2016 WJEC GCSE (A*-G) Geography specification regulated by Qualifications Wales - 2016 WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Geography A specification regulated by Ofqual

Introduce students to the concept of landforms with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary terms including slope, elevation, plateau, canyon, continent, peninsula, and more. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

Hierdie toenemend gewilde studiegids dek die Graad 12 KABV-kurriklum en motiveer leerders om hul vaardighede in hierdie opwindende vak te ontwikkel. Dit sluit die volgende in: Omvattende Notas gerangskik in Modules & Eenhede, Eksamenvrae per Module en Memo’s vir alle Eksamenvrae plus ’n kaartwerkafdeling wat notas en voorbeelde van verskillende tipes vrae en berekeninge insluit, plus eksamenvraestelle en antwoorde. ’n Topografiese kaart in kleur en ortofoto word ingesluit. Hierdie boek het duidelike sketse, bondige verduidelikings en ’n wye verskeidenheid vrae met memo’s. Dit bied aan leerders ’n kompakte gids om al die konsepte in die kurrikulum te bemeester. Onlangse KABV-eksamenvrae en antwoorde is ook ingesluit. Hierdie 3 in 1 studiegids is vir alle Graad 12-Geografieleerders geskik, van die wat sukkel om basiese konsepte onder die knie te kry, tot die wat vasberade is om topsimbole te behaal.

This increasingly popular study guide which covers the Grade 12 CAPS curriculum, motivates learners to develop their skills in this exciting subject. It includes: Comprehensive Notes arranged into Modules & Units, Exam Questions per Module and Memos for all the Exam questions plus a mapwork section offering notes and examples of various types of questions and calculations, plus exam papers and answers. A colour topographical map and orthophoto are included. This well-illustrated book, with concise explanations and a wide range of questions with memos, provides learners with a compact guide to mastering all the concepts in the curriculum. Additional recent CAPS exam questions and answers have been included. This 3 in 1 study guide is beneficial for all Grade 12 Geography learners, from those who are struggling to grasp basic concepts to those who are determined to achieve top marks.

Set your students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes. Our updated approach to revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes: CCEA GCSE (9-1) Geography will help students: - Plan and manage revision with our topic-by-topic planner and exam breakdown introduction - Practise and apply skills and knowledge with Exam-style questions and frequent check your understanding questions, and answer guidance online - Build quick recall with bullet- pointed summaries at the end of each chapter - Understand key terms for the exam with user-friendly definitions and a glossary - Avoid common mistakes and enhance exam answers with Examiner tips - Improve subject-specific skills with an Exam skills checkbox at the end of each chapter

This thoroughly updated second edition is a student-friendly and truly supportive resource, including new graphs and maps and updated geographical data. It motivates students with accesible, topical content and case studies while retaining a rigorous approach, and has been entered into the AQA approval process. The Student Book has been revised to more closely reflect the latest AQA advice and exam question wording, while new Skills Focus pages hone students' ability to answer skills-based questions with confidence. It provides comprehensive coverage of the 2016 AQA GCSE Geography specification and includes extension tasks and practice questions on every spread help students succeed. Up-to-date case studies provide real-world examples that your students can relate to, while reworked fieldwork and issue evaluation chapters explain and develop the skills required by the specification. Answers to all activities are included in the Teacher Handbook on Kerboodle (school purchase only) Also available: Revision Guide, Exam Practice, Fieldwork, Kerboodle, Kerboodle Book (student access) Also available as ebook: 9781382029131